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In the course of my nearly 25 years in politics, government, and issue advocacy I have benefited tremendously from kind and careful mentoring of people who were skilled in various aspects of public work. Some of this is related to doing issue campaigns—how to target efforts or choose from the various methods of voter contact. Other skills—such as fundraising or generating media coverage—have more general application. I have written this series of articles as a way of capturing what I have learned over the years and making it available to others. Please feel free to use what is helpful to you and leave the rest.
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- Publications
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- CAMPAIGN-SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS
- Campaign Planning and Budgeting
- Election Day Turnout Efforts
- Message
- Opinion Leaders
- Campaign Research
- Sample Budget Worksheet
- Sample Campaign Plan
- Campaign Targeting
- Campaign Visibility
- Volunteers
- Voter Contact Methods
- GENERAL APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
- Fundraising
- Earned Media / Public Relations
- Stakeholder Assessments (NEW!)
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- Community Assessments as a Tool in Future Planning (MS PowerPoint)
Publications & Book Reviews
- Book Reviews
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic by Stephen R. Covey
Breaking Robert’s Rules: The New Way to Run Your Meeting, Build Consensus, and Get Results by Lawrence E. Susskind and Jeffrey L. Cruikshank, Consensus Building Institute
The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking by Roger Martin, Professor of Business at the University of Toronto
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith, Executive Coach and Consultant
The Secrets of Six-Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life by Barbara Stanny, Journalist, Columnist, Motivational Speaker
The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less by Barry Schwartz, PhD, Social Theory Professor, Swarthmore
First Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman, Gallup Organization
The Magic of Thinking Big: Acquire the Secrets of Success…Achieve Everything You’ve Always Wanted by David A. Schwartz, PhD, Georgia State University, President, Creative Educational Services
The One Thing You Need to Know…About Great Managing, Great Leading, and Sustained Individual Success by Marcus Buckingham, www.marcusbuckingham.com
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William Ury, Bruce Patton, The Harvard Negotiation Project
Six Disciplines for Excellence: Building Small Businesses that Learn, Last, and Lead by Gary Harpst
Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton
Go, Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance by Marcus Buckingham
Strengths-Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie